The Navy today launched an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) from an aircraft carrier at sea, the system's first at-sea catapult launch. The aircraft flew from USS George H. W.

Off the coast of Virginia, on the deck of the USS George H. W. Bush, the US Navy made history by successfully launching the first unmanned aircraft. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

The U.S. Navy has quietly added new sea trials to its X-47B demonstration, but an actual hook-up and passing of gas through an automated aerial refueling (AAR) system remains an elusive goal. Navy ...

The Navy made Pax River history Sunday after it conducted the naval air station's initial flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator, called UCAS-D. At 11 a.m., the tailless, unmanned ...

Rear Adm. Bill Shannon, program executive officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, addresses the crowd during a Feb. 2 ceremony marking the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator's ...

The Navy X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle has arrived at Patuxent Naval Air Station, Md., where it will undergo testing for carrier-based operations that will include the use of catapult and arresting ...

On the cover of Aviation Week’s May 11-14, 2015, edition, the U.S. Navy's Northrop Grumman X-47B uncrewed combat aircraft demonstrator receives fuel from an Omega Boeing K-707 tanker, marking the ...